Henry Gurney

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 3rd August 1686
Probate Date: 6th July 1688
Proved by Mary Gurney, widow of the testator
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/392

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

In the Name of God Amen I Henry Gurney of Linslad in the County of Buck[ingham] being indifferent well in health of Body and of perfect sence and memory thanks be to God therefore and considering the uncertainty of this life and the certainty of death and desiring to settle things in order doe therefore make and ordeyne this my last Will and Testament in writing in manner following First and principally and above all Earthly things I yeild my soul to God that made it trusting in and through the death and passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sinns and to enjoy life Everlasting with the elect and chosen people of God in the Kingdom of Heaven And for the Worldly Estate as the Lord of his mercies hath lent me I give and bequeath the same as followeth and for my body to be decently buryed at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named Item I give and bequeath unto Joseph Gurney my sonne the summe of tenn shillings Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Cresey my Daughter the Wife of Simon Cresey my sonn in Law the summe of tenn shillings of lawfull money of England having already given her a porc[i]on at her Marriage or since Item I give and bequeath unto Sarah Monnk my Daughter the Wife of Joseph Monnk the like sume of tenn shillings of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto Anne Gurney my Daughter the summe of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid to her within one Month next after her day of marriage Item I give and bequeath unto Susannah Gurney my Daughter the like summe of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid to her within one Month next after her day of Marriage Item I give and bequeath unto John Gurney my servant the summe of twenty shillings to be paid within one yeare next after my decease he being my Kinsman Item I give & bequeath unto Henry Gurney my Kinsman brother of the said John Gurney twenty shillings to be paid to him within one yeare \next/ after my decease Item I give & bequeath unto Mary Gurney my Kinswoman sister of the said John and Henry Gurney the like summe of twenty shillings to be paid to her within one yeare next after my decease Item I make and ordeyne Mary my deare and well beloved wife sole & whole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament chargeing of her to pay my said Legacies and due debts and I doe give and bequeath unto her all and singuler the rest and residue of my goods and chattells not herein before bequeathed and I doe hereby revoake and make voyd all former Wills by me made In witness whereof I the said Henry Gurney have hereunto sett my hand and seale this third day of August in the second yeare of the Reigne of our soveraigne Lord James the second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. Annoq[ue] Domini one thousand six hundred eighty six Henry Gurney sealed and delivered and published by the said Henry Gurney for his last Will and Testament in the p[re]sence of George Hickman William Peirson S[enio]r Sarah Peirson her marke